Disaster strikes for Par-Ky Menen
Steve Roelandt suffered an injury last night during the match against Tallinn.
Recent events have left Par-Ky Menen, one of Belgiums best volleyteams, shellshocked. The team could lose his second player this week.
At the beginning of the week, the team had to fire reception-player Timothy Buys, after he was suspended for 18 months by the Belgian Volley Association, for the use of cocaine. There was an on-going investigation, since Buys tested positive for the substance at a beachvolley-tournament this summer. As the Volley Association does not give out names until the B-sample has been proven positive, Buys conveniently forgot to mention the investigation during contractnegotiations last summer.
On Thursday, the team left for Tallinn (Estonia), to appear in the second leg of the CEV-cup. After the first point in the game against hometeam Tallinn , spiker and top-player, Steve Roelandt fell to the floor. The club fears he may have torn his ligaments, although the news has not been confirmed yet. Menen lost the game 3-1, but that will be the last of their worries. The management is franticly looking for a replacement for Buys, and if Roelandt were to be injured for a significant time, the team might face an uphill struggle to hold its spot in the top-6 of the Belgian league
Steve Roelandt suffered an injury last night during the match against Tallinn.
Recent events have left Par-Ky Menen, one of Belgiums best volleyteams, shellshocked. The team could lose his second player this week.
At the beginning of the week, the team had to fire reception-player Timothy Buys, after he was suspended for 18 months by the Belgian Volley Association, for the use of cocaine. There was an on-going investigation, since Buys tested positive for the substance at a beachvolley-tournament this summer. As the Volley Association does not give out names until the B-sample has been proven positive, Buys conveniently forgot to mention the investigation during contractnegotiations last summer.
On Thursday, the team left for Tallinn (Estonia), to appear in the second leg of the CEV-cup. After the first point in the game against hometeam Tallinn , spiker and top-player, Steve Roelandt fell to the floor. The club fears he may have torn his ligaments, although the news has not been confirmed yet. Menen lost the game 3-1, but that will be the last of their worries. The management is franticly looking for a replacement for Buys, and if Roelandt were to be injured for a significant time, the team might face an uphill struggle to hold its spot in the top-6 of the Belgian league
